Circle waving comb



NOV. 22, Ev JENNiSQN v CIRCLE WAVING COMB Filed Aug. 14. 1929 INVENTOR .fi'lr'zabefb Jennzls'an A f qt- 5'. BY 3 4, f t 46 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 22, 1932 OFFHQE ELIZABETH JENNISON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN CIRCLE WAVING COMB Application filed August 14, 1929. Serial No. 385,894.

The present invention pertains to novel combs, particularly referring to that class of combs which are employed for waving or curling hair.

The problem which the present invention aims to avoid is the inconvenience and eX- pense incurred by the necessity of a person desiring a hair wave to go to a professional [hair dressing establishment. To avoid the problem the present combs are devised and are adaptable for domestic use, providing means whereby a person may wave their own hair by merely moistening the hair and inserting the combs in the hair in the prescribed manner.

Another object of the present invention is to devise combs having novelly designed and arranged teeth which adapt the combs for use, whereby insertion in moistened hair will cause the hair to assume waves conforming to the conventional styles of hair dressing. The present novel combs are adapted for marcelling or water-waving, a particularly desirable feature being that they facilitate waving of the hair in any style desired by the individual entirely without the use of oils or heat.

present invention is fully set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a view illustrating the manner in which the combs are applied to the head;

Figure 2 is a developed view of the set of combs combining to form the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a view of the edge of one of the combs, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse cross section of a comb, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Like characters are employed throughout to designate the corresponding parts.

The numeral 1 indicates a thin strip of material such as rubber, celluloid, aluminum, shell, or any other material suitable for making combs, it not being the intention to limit the combs to any particular material or compound. Each strip 1 has a series of curved teeth 2, formed integral'therewith, the man With these and other objects in view the ner in which they are curved being clearl illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. A set of combs according to the present invention may be of various members,.the present set illustrating a set of nine, but it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the number of combs used.

The combs for forming the Wave nearest the top of the'head are designated as A, B and U, and they are inserted three in number, with the comb A, for instance, on the right side of the head, the comb B at the rear of the head with the curvature of the teeth opposing the curvature of the teeth on the comb A, and the comb C is then inserted on the left side of the head with the curvature of its teeth opposite to the curvature of the teeth on the comb B. W hen the combs are inserted in this manner in moistened hair and left for a period of time, approximately half an hour, the teeth 79 cause the hair to wave and the wave remains after the hair has dried and the combs are removed. By inserting the combs in this manner the wave formed is commonly known as a circle wave or a horse shoe wave.

The second Wave is formed in a similar manner by inserting the comb D slightly below the comb A with the teeth curved oppositely to the teeth on the comb A. The comb E is likewise inserted below the comb B and 89 the comb F below the comb C. The third wave is formed by inserting the comb G slightly below the comb D, the comb H below the comb E and the comb I below the comb F and in this manner any number of waves desired may be formed.

It is important in forming the waves that the combs be used in this manner and care must be taken to insert the combs so that the curvature of the teeth of each comb is oppo- 96 site to the curvature of the teeth of the comb lying next to it. Any form of wave may be obtained in this manner by merely moistening the hair, or they may be obtained by saturating the hair with water as is the custom in water waving.

Although a specific embodiment of my invention is illustrated and described it is to be understood that various alterations may be made in the details of construction and method of using without departing from the spirit of the invention as depicted in the following claims.

What I claim is 5 1. A comb comprising a curved strip adapted to form a back, and arcuately curved teeth formed integral with said back and adapted to cause hair to assume a Wavy position, the outside faces of said teeth being parallel to the face of said back directly adjacent thereto. 2. A comb comprising a curved strip adapt ed to form a back, arcuately curved teeth extending from said back and uniformly curving in a direction toward one end of said back, the outside faces of said teeth being parallel to the face of said back directly adjacent thereto.

3. A comb comprising a concave-convex strip adapted to form a back, the lower edge of said back being curved transversely relative to the concave-convex curvature of said strip, and arcuately curved teeth extending from said back.

4. A set of hair Waving combs comprising a plurality of combs having concavo-convex backs permitting a set of said combs to encircle the head, said backs being curved transversely relative to the concave-convex curvature of said back, each back having arcuately curved teeth formed in direct prolongation of said back.

5. A hair Waving means comprising a series of combs adapted to be applied to the hair to hold it in waves; said combs being curved lengthwise to conform substantially to the curvature of the head and the teeth of alternate combs, as arranged in the series, being curved towards opposite ends of the combs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

4.0 ELIZABETH JENNISON 

